Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-11-02

looked at her face, there was something
so awful in it. Madam! madamn l
cried. softly, and ventured to push her
by the shoulder She made no movement;
she did not speak. cried to her again,
and pushed her again, and then q sus.
picion Of the horrible truth flashed upon
me. raised her in my arms and she fell
back upon the bed. I scarcely know what
happened after that. began to scream,
and I think I became hysterical. Tho
next thing l remember was the servants
rushing into the room and me pointing to
the dead body of my mistress.
The Attorney General-Do you remem-
Der saying anything to the effect that
your master had murdered her?
Witness-I should not like to swear
to it; but it may have been in my mind
because of the cruel life they had led
together, and because Of what had
passed between them on the previous
morning. *
The Attorney aeneral-After u time
you became calmer and more collected?
Witness-Yes. 49,.
The Attorney General-Had one of the
servants gone for policeman?
Witness-Yes. Il S
The Attorney General-Shortly after
ward a detective officer, Lumley Rich,
entered the room?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney, General-What was his
first question when he had convinced him.
self that your mistress was dead?
Witness-He asked if anything in the
room had been touched or disturbed, and
said, "No, nothing had been touched or
disturbed"
The Attorney General-In consequence
of the officers question upon this point,
was your attention directed to the table
by the bedside?
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-Was everything
upon the table as you had left it at 8
o'clock on the night before, when you
ceased attendance upon your mistress?
Witness-The pen, ink and paper were
there. The decanter was there, with very
little water in it, and was horror struck
to see that the bottle of sleeping lozenges
was quite empty. l made remark to
that effect to the detective. Turning to
the mantel shelf, l saw upon it tho
tumbler which, when I left my mistress
room the night before, had been on the
table by her side.
The Attorney General-You say that
during the day Of the 25th Of March your
mistress spoke vaguely about papers and
acceptances for money which she held,
and of which the prisoner desired to OBJ
tain possession. Do you know anything
further concerning those papers and &C.
ceptances?
Witness-Nothing.
The Attorney General-Do you know if
any were found after your mistress
death?
Witness-I do not know.
The Attorney General-You saw your
master when he entered the house at Z
o'clock in the morning!
Witness-Yes.
The Attorney General-Was he wearing
an overcoat on that occasion?
Witness-No.
The Attorney General-What was his
appearance?
Witness-Very haggard, as though he
had had no sleep-as though he had passed
q dreadful night.
The Attorney General-That will do.
Qn accordance with the plan Of defense
which the prisoner seemed to have laid
down for himself his cross examination OF
this witness was very brief)
Prisoner-You say that when you were
in the room adjoining my wife's bedroom
during my interview with her on the
morning of March 25 you heard our voices
raised to high pitch, and that Of the two
voices mine made the stronger impression
upon you?
Witness-Yes, I did say so.
Prisoner-You mean, of course, by that
that was speaking loudly and violently!
Witness-Yes, I do mean it.
Prisoner-Do you adhere to that state.
ment?
Witness-Yes, / adhere to it.
Prisoner-And to your conviction that
was threatening my wife?
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-As I had threatened her
many times before?
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-You have heard me threaten
her many times during the last few
months?
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-In as loud and violent tone
as you say used on this occasion?
Witness-No; not so loudly and vio-
lently as on this occasion; but that did
not make it less dreadful.
Mr.. Justice Fenmore-We do not want
your opinions. Conflne yourself to the
statement of facts.
Prisoner-Are you aware that my life
is at stake?
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-And that the evidence you
have given is almost, if not quite, fatal
against me?
Witness-I do not know anything about
that. have said only what is true.
Prisoner-Is it not possible that, having
q prejudice against me, you may have al
lowed your imagination to warp your
reason?
Witness-If by that you mean that I
am inyenting things against you, it is
not true. I have only told what I heard.
Prisoner-And you heard my wife,
when l left the room, call after me the
words you have already given in evidence,
to the effect that she believed wished
her dead; but that she would not die yet,
unless I killed her?
WitneSS-l heard her say so.
Prisoncr-And that she called after me
that I was q villain?
Witrass-I heard her say so.
Prisoner-In the description you have
given of your movements on the night OF
this fatal day, you say that, upon hearing
the street door open and close, you came
out of your bedroom, and leaning over the
balustrade, Touchdown into the hall?
Witness-Yes, that is true.
Prisoner-And that you saw me putting
out the gas in the hall?
Witness-Yes.
Prisoner-You are certain it was I?
Witness-Yes. You had your. ulster
on, and as you had to stand on tiptoe
to put out the gas, your face was raised
to the light, and I saw it plainly.
Prisoner-You saw my face plainly?
Witness-As plainly as l see it now.
Prisoner with a movement Of i'm
patience)-I have no further questions
to ask you.
The court then adjourned.
TO BE CONTINUED.